If using one controller to power one loco, you will not need any booster. What I would suggest is having a number of track feeds - the exact number will depend on how you are designing the wiring setup and the state of your track (the fishplates may not be conducting power as well as brand new ones). But a feed every 1m of track can't hurt.

Carim

I am not sure what you are trying to achieve. Do you want to hook up one electrical circuit with one controller and run multiple locos on that? If so, you will have to find out the max amps that the controllers can handle and then what is the draw of each loco (it will vary from loco to loco).

These are analogue controllers - if you put multiple locos on the same circuit controlled by one of these controllers, you will not have independent control of each individual loco.

In my original answer, I had assumed that you were setting up two separate, electrical circuits with one loco on each.

Carim

Hey folks!

Thank you so much for those who have kindly shared their inputs and suggestions, truly appreciate it! Especially thank you for letting me know about the track feeder.
After reading and understanding what I’m facing and the feasibility to do it, I decided to scrap my track plan and I will switch to a more conservative track plan (dog bone inspired loop with only 1 shunting and 2 industries). Maybe as time pass and I add more of my collection, I would be able to pull off my original track plan idea.



In all honesty, I’m not sure what I’m trying to achieve either 😥. I need inputs to refine my plan because, after years of absence from doing train modeling (since 1990), I don’t have an idea of what is feasible or not anymore. Thank you for your inputs Carim, they help!




Thanks for the clarification, Henrik! Yes, you are right! I was mixing concepts because of my unfamiliarity with today’s setup options. I thought the booster also needed for analogue too in a large track plan. Apparently, I misunderstood.
You are also right about the automated self-blocking signal-system, I am not doing that at the moment, my concern now only to make my locomotives move. When that settled, I’m vying for the automated self-blocking signal-system in the future.

This is awesome!!! Can't thank you enough for your help 😯
btw, I never experienced isolating/insulated things before...is there any tutorial video for this?

Carim has provided a good suggestion! I've two additional suggestions. First, I would add more feeders on each loop! This will assure better running with less chance of voltage drop caused by poor track joiner connections. Second, I would isolate the feeder sections into blocks at the track with 8588 isolating track sections or 8954 insulating track joiners. You can jumper feeds to each block initially. This will help prepare you for block control (and more trains!) in the future. Ideally, you would incorporate contact track sections in your planning now too.

Google model railroad analog block control for more understanding.

Thank you for the suggestions, Phil! Knowing the article number truly cut down my googling to 50% giving me more time to do everything else 😊
Will look into the block control as I built my layout 👍

Why don't you just get a strip of copper and solder all your wires to it? However, answering your specific question, I think that 72090 is the current version of the distribution strip and I don't see why it would not work for Z scale wiring. But if you use it, you have to find the correct plugs that fit it.

Carim

Just watch a few videos on YouTube and then practice on small bits of wire & copper. After ten or twenty goes, you will be better.

Carim

I'm liking the idea of controlling two trains as per this layout, but that's as far as my understanding works and now I'm back with questions.

My first (and depending on the answer - potentially last) question(s) is regarding the 'Double track break'. Is there any - within reason - way of using analog Marklin Z tracks/equipment to somehow move a train between Circuit A and B or is the track there more or less to make things look more 'connected'?

As has become my current standard: Thanks in advance and apologies for what is most likely a very basic and potentially very dumb question.